2005–06 Sunshine Tour

The 2005–06 Sunshine Tour was the 35th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

2005–06 Sunshine Tour season
Duration16 March 2005 (2005-03-16) – 26 February 2006 (2006-02-26)
Number of official events21
Most wins Thomas Aiken (2)
Desvonde Botes (2)
Bradford Vaughan (2)
Order of Merit Charl Schwartzel

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005–06 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
19 MarFNB Botswana OpenBotswana250,000 Nico van Rensburg (3)n/a
9 AprParmalat ClassicEastern Cape300,000 Ulrich van den Berg (4)n/a
7 MayCapital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun OpenSwaziland500,000 Hendrik Buhrmann (4)n/a
13 MayVodacom Origins of Golf at PretoriaGauteng330,000 Desvonde Botes (10)n/a
27 MayVodacom Origins of Golf at PezulaWestern Cape330,000 Desvonde Botes (11)n/a
1 JulVodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast SunEastern Cape330,000 Dean Lambert (1)n/a
26 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at BloemfonteinFree State330,000 Nic Henning (4)n/a
2 SepTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng300,000 Thomas Aiken (4)n/aNew tournament
9 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at ErinvaleWestern Cape330,000 Hennie Otto (6)n/a
1 OctSeekers Travel Pro-AmGauteng300,000 Anton Haig (1)n/a
9 OctBearing Man Highveld ClassicMpumalanga400,000 Bradford Vaughan (6)n/a
15 OctMTC Namibia PGA ChampionshipNamibia500,000 Thomas Aiken (5)n/a
21 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern Cape400,000 Steve Basson (1)n/a
29 OctPlatinum ClassicNorth West500,000 Jaco van Zyl (1)n/a
20 NovLimpopo ClassicLimpopo1,000,000 Bradford Vaughan (7)18
11 DecDunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,000,000 Ernie Els (13)20EUR
18 DecSouth African Airways OpenWestern Cape€1,000,000 Retief Goosen (5)32EURFlagship event
29 JanDimension Data Pro-AmNorth West1,000,000 Alan McLean (2)12Pro-Am
5 FebNashua MastersEastern Cape1,000,000 Warren Abery (4)12
19 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Grégory Bourdy (1)12
26 FebVodacom Tour ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (2)12Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
13 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 David Howell 48 ANZ, ASA, EUR New tournament
Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Charl Schwartzel1,207,460
2 Grégory Bourdy936,394
3 Louis Oosthuizen842,092
4 Thomas Aiken779,566
5 Darren Fichardt763,324

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
  2. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References
  1. "2005/06 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "2005/06 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. Winter, Grant (27 February 2006). "Bright year awaits Schwartzel". Independent Online. Retrieved 9 September 2023. On Sunday he not only picked up R317 000 for the win, but became the first player since John Bland in 1989/1990 and 1990/91 to top the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit two years running.
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